BY-ELECTIONS 18.06.26

It's an absolute bonanza this week, with no less than three Westminster by-elections and 18 council seats up for grabs.  Results will appear below, please bear in mind that some council election counts will take place on Friday.

UK PARLIAMENT BY-ELECTIONS

Aberdeen South

Douglas Lumsden (Con) 14,308 (49.5%) +25.1%

Richard Thomson (SNP) 8,258 (28.6%) -4.3%

Jo Hart (Ref) 2,478 (8.6%) +1.7%

Nurul Hoque Ali (Lab) 1,550 (5.4%) -19.4%

Mel Sullivan (LDm) 1,270 (4.4%) -1.9%

Jorg Shelton-Eckstein (Grn) 974 (3.4%) -0.1%

David Ballantine (AfD) 59 (0.2%) New

Con GAIN from SNP

A huge win for the Conservatives this, and a hard fought victory that will bring relief to a beleaguered leader in Westminster who visited this seat multiple times during the campaign.  This by-election had been triggered by the resignation of Stephen Flynn, who stood down after being elected to the Scottish Parliament last month.  The seat historically flipped between Labour and Conservative, up until the SNP wave of 2015.  The Tories regained the seat briefly in 2017, but it has been in the grip of the SNP since 2019.  Their candidate was defending a 3,758 majority, but capitulated to the Tories in spectacular fashion.  The new Conservative MP will have a 6,050 majority going into the next elections.  Labour only just saved their deposit here, while there was a disappointing debut for the Alliance for Democracy and Freedom, a little known right-wing libertarian party led by someone called Dr Teck Khong (not a made up name, seriously).

Karl - SNP HOLD ✘

Rich - SNP HOLD ✘

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

Lara Bird  (SNP) 9,802 (41.1%) +5.7%

Jack Cruickshanks (Con) 4,624 (19.4%) +3.9%

Bill Reid (Ref) 4,341 (18.2%) +9.6%

Heather Doran (Lab) 3,651 (15.3%) -18.1%

Tanvir Ahmad (LDm) 1,452 (6.1%) +1.0%

SNP HOLD

This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Stephen Gethins, who like Flynn, vacated the seat after being elected to the Scottish Parliament last month.  However, the SNP faired much better here and actually increased their majority as the pack behind them jostled for position.  Labour crashed from second to fourth, but unusually all candidates saved their deposits, including the last placed Lib Dems.  This seat had been created through the boundary changes that were introduced at the 2024 general election.  It was created from an amalgamation of two now defunct seats Dundee East and Angus, both of which were held by the SNP.  The SNP majority did not fair well in the new seat, keeping Labour at bay in 2024 by the slender margin of 859.  They now have a much healthier majority of 5,178.

Karl - SNP HOLD ✔

Rich - SNP HOLD ✔

Makerfield

Andy Burnham (Lab) 24,937 (54.8%)  +0.7%

Rob Kenyon (Ref) 15,696 (34.5%) +16.4%

Rebecca Shepherd (Res) 3,111 (6.8%) New

Michael Winstanley (Con) 997 (2.2%) -13.4%

Sarah Wakefield (Grn) 308 (0.7%) -2.8%

Jake Austin (LDm) 163 (0.4%) -2.5%

Count Binface (Ind) 95 (0.2%) New

Howling Laud Hope (Loon) 45 (0.1%) New

John Dyer (Ind) 37 (0.1%) New

Peter Ward (REU) 35 (0.1%) New

Dan Clarke (Lbt) 18 (<0.1%)  New

Ed Gemmell (Clm) 18 (<0.1%) New

Robert Pownall (Ind) 18 (<0.1%) New

Paul Gould (Ind) 8 (<0.1%) New

Lab HOLD

A stunning win for Burnham and proof - if it were needed - of why he is so dangerous.  On an increased turnout, he extended his predecessor's 5,399 majority to a 9,231 majority - albeit still way off the 26,177 majority that the party enjoyed at its peak in 1997.  Labour have held this seat since its creation in 1983.  There is little doubt that the 3,111 votes obtained by Restore Britain added to Burnham's majority, but in terms of determining the winner their input was largely irrelevent.  This by-election had been triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons after less than two years in the role, simply in order to allow Burnham to re-enter the Commons and take up residence in Ten Downing Street.  Burnham's victory speech left little doubt about his ambition and there is clearly trouble ahead for Starmer in the coming days.

Karl - Lab HOLD ✔

Rich - Lab HOLD ✔

POSTPONED COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Idle & Thackley, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

(LDm defence x 3)

This election has been rolled over from May 7th, when the ward was due to elect its three members alongside the rest of the council.  It was postponed after one of the incumbent Lib Dem councillors passed away.  The Lib Dems usually romp home in this ward, although the boundaries were redrawn slightly for this election.  Reform are the only newcomers.

Karl - LDm HOLD x 3

Rich - LDm HOLD x 3

Moorside, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

Lab: 1,308 (39.4%) -4.5%

Ref: 1,030 (31.1%) New

WPB: 609 (18.4%) New

Grn: 200 (6.0%) New

Con: 108 (3.3%) -21.5%

Ind: 61 (1.8%) -29.5%

Lab HOLD

Postponed from May 7th, due to the death of the Reform candidate.  The size of the ballot for this seat doubled from 2024, with Reform, the Greens and Workers Party of Britain joining Labour, the Conservatives and Bury Independents.  Labour managed a rare hold, holding off a challenge from Reform.  George Galloway's party also fared well on debut, amassing more than three times the number of votes received by the Greens.

Karl - Ind GAIN ✘

Rich - Ref GAIN ✘

Springfield, Essex County Council

(LDm defence)

Due to be held on May 7th along with the rest of the council seats, this was postponed after the passing of the incumbent.  Reform are the only newcomers and will be looking to expand their existing majority on the council, alongside a second by-election elsewhere in the county.

Karl - LDm HOLD

Rich - LDm HOLD

Hillingdon West, Hillingdon London Borough Council

(two seats)

Con: 1,084 (24.4%)

Con: 949 (21.3%)

Lab: 470 (10.6%)

Ref: 433 (9.7%)

Lab: 362 (8.1%)

Grn: 353 (7.9%)

Ref: 347 (7.8%)

Grn: 341 (7.7%)

LDm: 63 (1.4%)

LDm: 49 (1.1%)

Con HOLD x 2

This election for two seats was postponed after one of the two Reform candidates passed away.  Reform and the Lib Dems were on debut here and the formwe did a fair bit of damage to the Lab-Con vote share.  The Tory vote share was down almost 10 per cent, while Labour's was down almost 15 per cent.  The Lib Dems made virtually no impact at all.

Karl - Con HOLD x 2 ✔

Rich - Con HOLD x 1 ✔ Ref GAIN x 1  ✘

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS

Gogarth Mostyn, Conwy County Borough Council

Ref: 496 (33.8%) New

Con: 406 (27.7%) -6.2%

Lab: 368 (26.3%) -9.7%

LDm: 178 (12.1%) New

Ref GAIN from Con

One of two complicated vacancies in Conwy, triggered by the election of the incumbents to the Senedd last month.  Both were elected as Tory councillors in 2022, but defected to Reform last summer and are now MSs.  Reform has now managed to convert this defection into an electoral victory, appearing to take advantage of the lack of an independent candidate this time.

Karl - Con HOLD ✘

Rich - Ref GAIN ✔

Tudno, Conwy County Borough Council

Ref: 357 (43.4%) New

Con: 180 (21.9%) -7.0%

Lab: 171 (20.8%) -9.8%

Grn: 71 (8.6%) New

LDm: 43 (5.2%) -10.5%

Ref GAIN from Con

The second of two Conwy vacancies triggered in the same way.  There were no independents this time around and Reform stormed into first place to cement a defection as an electoral gain.

Karl - Ref GAIN ✔

Rich - Ref GAIN ✔

Rayleigh West, Essex County Council

Con: 1,515 (35.4%) +17.5% LDm: 1,262 (29.5%) +2.9% Ref: 1,046 (24.4%) -15.3% Grn: 225 (5.3%) -0.8%

Ind: 117 (2.7%) New Lab: 85 (2.0%) -1.9% Ind: 35 (0.8%) New

Con GAIN from Ref

This contest was triggered by the resignation of the incumbent, less than a week after being elected in last month's council elections.  Labour-linked 'Hope Not Hate' had uncovered 'Islamophobic' social media posts in the run-up to election day and the newly elected councillor was expelled by Reform and effectively pushed out of office.  Having also won a seat on Rochford District Council, his departure also triggered a separate by-election (see below).  Two independents joined the new ballot, while the local residents' group dropped out.  The Tories surged from distant third to first, in what was an impressive gain, while the Lib Dems maintained second place and pushed Reform into third.

Karl - Ref HOLD ✘

Rich - Ref HOLD ✘

Crofton Park, Lewisham London Borough Council

Grn: 1,340 (44.9%) -7.5%

Lab: 1,330 (44.5%) +13.9%

Ref: 127 (4.3%) -0.8%

LDm: 106 (3.5%) -2.9%

Con: 73 (2.4%) -3.1%

Ind: 10 (0.3%) New

Grn HOLD

The Greens triggered this by-election at a cost of at least £20,000 to local taxpayers, having selected the same person to stand for election as both councillor in this ward and elected mayor.  Having won both contests on May 7th, the new mayor was forced to resign as a councillor.  This ward is about as left as it gets, as shown by the Labour surge that almost won them the seat from the Greens.  There were just ten votes in it, while all the other parties lagged way behind.

Karl - Grn HOLD ✔

Rich - Grn HOLD ✔

Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East, New Forest District Council

Con: 696 (39.3%) -20.7%

Grn: 459 (25.9%) +7.0%

Ref: 452 (25.5%) +10.1%

LDm: 126 (7.1%) +4.0%

Lab: 38 (2.1%) -0.4%

Con HOLD

A Conservative hold despite a sharp drop in their vote.  This followed the resignation of their sitting member, who had been embroiled in a spat with local residents.

Karl - Con HOLD ✔

Rich - Con HOLD ✔

Sweyne Park & Grange, Rochford District Council

Con: 1,049 (56.1%) +39.3%

Ref: 464 (24.8%) -14.9%

LDm: 247 (13.2%) -3.3%

Grn: 78 (4.2%) -3.9%

Lab: 31 (1.7%) -1.9%

Con GAIN from Ref

Triggered by the resignation of the incumbent after 'Islamophobic' social media posts were uncovered (see Essex County Council above for more details).  The Tories were a distant second here six weeks ago, but they have turned the tables in spectacular fashion.  There was no candidate for the residents' group this time, which left the five main parties to battle it out.  Labour and the Greens could muster barely a hundred votes between them.

Karl - Ref HOLD ✘

Rich - Ref HOLD ✘

Mumbles, Swansea Council

Con: 933 (37.3%) -4.7%

Lab: 460 (18.4%) -11.0%

Ref: 458 (18.3%) New

Pld: 268 (10.7%) +2.0%

Grn: 200 (8.0%) -5.4%

Ind: 118 (4.7%) New

LDm: 66 (2.6%) -3.9%

Con HOLD

A very similar scenario to Conwy (see above), in which a Reform councillor elected as a Conservative had vacated the seat, having gained election to the Senedd.  The incumbent was elected in 2022 as a Tory, but defected to Reform in 2025.  Reform could not turn the defection into electoral victory and finished third, two votes behind Labour.  It was a comfortable hold for the Conservatives, who will be relieved to have this seat back on the council.

Karl - Ref GAIN ✘

Rich - Con HOLD ✔

Morriston, Swansea Council

Lab: 908 (35.2%) -25.8%

Ref: 882 (31.8%) New

Pld: 569 (21.9%) New

Grn: 107 (4.1%) New

LDm: 93 (3.6%) -8.4%

Con: 87 (3.4%) -11.5%

Lab HOLD

Triggered by the death of the long-standing incumbent, whose passing was due in part to a fall from his mobility scooter at the age of 78.  His daughter became his successor, but only just.  She fended off a challenge from the Reform newcomer by just 36 votes, as the Labour vote in the Red Wall of South Wales continues to crumble.

Karl - Ref GAIN ✘

Rich - Pld GAIN ✘

Acton & Maesydre, Wrexham County Borough Council

Pld: 341 (38.8%) +1.8%

Ref: 300 (34.1%) New

Lab: 98 (11.1%) -14.4%

Ind: 78 (8.2%) New

Con: 52 (5.9%) -6.4%

LDm: 8 (0.9%) New

Grn: 8 (0.9%) -2.4%

Pld HOLD

This contest, along with the two following Wrexham vacancies, came about through the election of the incumbents to the Senedd.  Reform and the Lib Dems were new on the ballot, but it was Reform who took the fight to Plaid, losing out by just 41 votes and pushing Labour into third.

Karl - Pld HOLD ✔

Rich - Pld HOLD ✔

Grosvenor, Wrexham County Borough Council

Pld: 208 (43.5%) -19.8%

Ref: 105 (22.0%) New

Lab: 99 (20.5%) -5.5%

Ind: 22 (4.6%) New

YrP: 20 (4.2%) New

Con: 12 (2.5%) -8.1%

Grn: 11 (2.3%) New

LDm: 2 (0.4%) New

Pld HOLD

The incumbent vacated the seat after having been elected to the Senedd last month.  This was a crowded ballot paper compared to the last election here in 2022, with Reform, the Greens, Lib Dems, an independent and Your Party standing this time around.  Yes, that is Your Party as in the shitshow created by Sultana and Corbyn.  Reform went straight in at second, but there were some miserly votes trailing them - Corbyn's party received just 20 votes, while the Lib Dems got just two!

Karl - Pld HOLD ✔

Rich - Pld HOLD ✔

Queensway, Wrexham County Borough Council

Pld: 94 (40.9%) -33.9%

Ref: 86 (37.4%) New

Lab: 37 (16.1%) -5.9%

Grn: 11 (4.7%) New

Con: 2 (0.9%) -2.3%

Pld HOLD

The third and final Wrexham seat vacated by a newly elected Senedd member.  Plaid held once again, with Reform and the Greens on debut.  Reform capped off an impressive string of second places, losing out by eight votes on an abysmal turnout.

Karl - Pld HOLD ✔

Rich - Pld HOLD ✔

Karl leads Richey 4-1 going into week five and looks set to hold that lead, given that both have gone mostly like for like this week.

TOON TUESDAY #107

Another mostly Telegraph week, with no newspaper cartoonists daring to address the migrant attack on Stephen Ogilvie in north Belfast.  Some left-leaning artists were prepared to tackle the violence that followed (naturally), pinning the blame on Nigel Farage (as per usual).  We've included a few toons from US  conservatives who are not afraid to address our migrant violence head on.

Many of this week's efforts draw on the PM's defence woes, mocking the state of the Armed Forces under Labour.  There's a major football tournament on at the moment, so some cartoonists have incorporated a soccer theme, including a reference to Kevin Keegan's famous outburst way back in the 1990s...

Morten Morland for The Sunday Times

Matt Pritchett for The Daily Telegraph

Peter Brookes for The Times

Christian Adams for The Daily Telegraph

Matt Pritchett for The Daily Telegraph

Andy Bunday on Instagram

Christian Adams for The Daily Telegraph

Matt Pritchett for The Daily Telegraph

Christian Adams for The Sunday Telegraph

Graeme Bandeira for The Northern Agenda

Patrick Blower for The Daily Telegraph

Matt Pritchett for The Daily Telegraph

Christian Adams for The Daily Telegraph

Patrick Blower for The Daily Telegraph

Tom Stiglich on X

SKS Cartoon on X

Tom Stiglich on X

Ben Jennings for The Guardian

SKS Cartoons on X

NOWT TO DO WITH CHILDREN'S SAFETY

Several days ago Keir Starmer gave tech companies an 'ultimatum' - either they block explicit images from children's devices or face legislation to enforce it.  It was a smokescreen.  Starmer was always going to introduce that legislation regardless.

He can say that his proposed social media ban is about 'children's safety', but once again he is lying.  He and his progressive Fabian ilk have repeatedly thrown our children under the bus - whether it be through Muslim rape gangs and imported migrant violence, or the degenerate filth of gay adoptions and alphabet education.

Put bluntly, Keir Starmer couldn't give a flying fuck about children's safety.  This is about controlling the internet and what information we are allowed to digest.  The society he and his predecessors have created is falling apart at the seams and he doesn't want anyone, not least impressionable youngsters, waking up to the harsh realities just in time to vote when they reach 16.

That is why Bluesky - the left-wing social media echo chamber that was created in response to Elon's purchase of Twitter and its transformation into the free speech platform X - will reportedly be exempt from the social media ban.  Bluesky has well documented problems with explicit images and paedophilia, so how can this ban possibly be about 'children's safety' if this conveniently left-wing platform is exempt?

That's because the ban has nothing to do with children's safety.  The dystopian plans Starmer and his handlers have in mind come straight from the pages of Nineteen Eighty-Four - which has been adapted into totalitarian globalist objectives found in the World Economic Forum's 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' and the United Nations Sustainable Goals (aka Agenda 2030).

We are talking about a mandatory digital ID system that will impose total state control of every corner of our lives.  We must resist every step they take to achieve this scenario at all costs.

Richey has done a short piece to camera on Starmer's two tier ban, watch below (two minute watch).

It's not about safety, it's about control.

MEME MONDAY #87

A busy week for Karl, with migrant crime fuelling many of his efforts - from Southampton and Manchester, to Belfast and Dundee.

Mon 8 Jun - 65 shares

Mon 8 Jun - 319 shares.  This replaced an earlier version,
which erroneously stated that both brothers were 'free'.  In
actual fact, the younger brother is still remanded in custody
awaiting sentencing.  Apologies for the error

Tue 9 Jun - 17 shares

Tue 9 Jun - 2,510 shares

Tue 9 Jun - 2,160 shares

Wed 10 Jun - 229 shares.  Dave tied himself up in knots
during a round of interviews last weekend, admitting that he
would not 'take a knee' for Henry Nowak and failing to
coherently explain why his call for 'righteous anger' over
George Floyd's death was somehow justified, but Nigel
Farage's 'cold rage' remark in response to Nowak's death
is somehow abhorrent

Wed 10 Jun - 12 shares

Thu 11 Jun - 105 shares.  Both Healey and his underling Alistair Carns - who
resigned hours later - quickly moved up in the betting markets for Starmer's
replacement.  They both overtook Shabana Mahmood, with Carns
currently 16/1 and Healey 33/1 at Ladbrokes  

Thu 11 Jun - 1,716 shares

Fri 12 Jun - 60 shares

Fri 12 Jun - 11 shares

Sat 13 Jun - 67 shares.  Media outlets have reported that the culprits are simply
'Bulgarian nationals'.  That may be the case, but they are not ethnic
Bulgarians.  The brother and sister are Roma gypsies, a distinct and
separate non-Slavic group who largely reject authority and live outside the
norms of the mainstream societies they inhabit.  Of course, the main thing is
that the couragious Scots girl Sophie has been vindicated in defending her wee
sister from their advances

Sat 13 Jun - 131 shares

Sun 14 Jun - 25 shares

Sun 14 Jun - 325 shares

Sun 14 June - 155 shares.  Yes, we know the Argentines were largely conscripts,
but that doesn't change the outcome of the conflict.  It was a decisive and
hard fought victory in the face of greater numbers on both the ground and in
the air

Sun 14 Jun - 440 shares.  An astonishing amount of money, this ought to be a
national scandal

Sun 14 Jun - 53 shares.  When Spencer first posted this picture, attention was
drawn to her legs in various comments.  The incredibly knobbly knee, combined
with what appear to be varicous veins below it, are not a great advert for a
vegetarian diet - she is only 35 and has the anatomy of an old woman!

Karl had a busy week on Facebook Stories, showcasing six across our two Facebook pages.

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BOATWATCH #63

Starmer met with Macron last week during a four nation summit at Downing Street.  With the Ukrainian dwarf in tow, the meeting was ostensibly about the Russo-Ukrainian war, so it's not clear whether small boats were discussed in between all the snorting of cocaine and God only knows what other debauchery.  

What we do know is that boat crossings are down, with another week long lull that has extended back right back to the start of the month.  This is the first time since 2018 that the UK has not officially received a single boat colonist in the first two weeks of June.  Boat crossings overall this year are down 38 per cent against the same period last year.

What's behind it and will it last?  With Starmer in serious trouble politically, perhaps the French authorities have finally been told to do their job - as per no less than eight Anglo-French agreements signed by Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.  Six of these included tens of millions of pounds being sent to France, totalling well over a billion in total - for scant returns.

Time will tell, but this is an exceptionally quiet period at the moment.

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 11.06.26

Three seats were up for grabs this week, a gentle warm-up for next week's mammoth round of by-elections (18 council and three Westminster).  The lads mostly favoured Reform for success this week, but Reform drew a rare blank.

Christleton & Huntington, Cheshire West and Chester Council

Con: 1,214 (32.9%) +6.8%

Grn: 1,122 (30.4%) +7.8%

Ref: 635 (17.2%) New

Lab: 389 (10.5%) -9.8%

LDm: 331 (9.0%) -7.5%

Con HOLD

Triggered by the death of the incumbent, the Tories selected a former MP to defend the seat in his honour.  Stephen Mosley lost his City of Chester seat at Westminster after just one term in 2015 (Labour have held the seat since).  Mosley successfully held this time, albeit in the face of a strong challenge from the Greens.  There was no independent candidate this time, which appeared to benefit both parties, who not only increased their vote share, but their number of votes also.  The ward is only 30 miles from the Makerfield constituency, so Reform's campaign may have been diluted by their focus on the big Westminster by-election.

Karl - Ref GAIN ✘

Rich - Grn GAIN ✘

Apsley & Corner Hall, Dacorum Borough Council

LDm: 742 (32.9%) -15.6%

Ref: 552 (24.5%) New

Con: 404 (17.9%) -14.9%

Ind: 213 (9.5%) New

Grn: 181 (8.0%) New

Lab: 161 (7.1%) -11.5%

LDm HOLD

This was a notional hold for the Lib Dems, with the incumbent having served as an independent for the last two years.  She resigned from the Lib Dems alongside several colleagues, following a row with the then Lib Dem council leader.  The Lib Dems lost their majority on the council as a result.  The party got the seat back on Thursday night, but with a much reduced majority.  Reform surged straight into second place, with the Tory and Labour vote share suffering also.

Karl - LDm HOLD ✔

Rich - Ref GAIN ✘

Cippenham Green, Slough Borough Council

Grn: 409 (24.5%) New

Con: 404 (24.2%) -19.9%

Lab: 355 (21.3%) -6.9%

Ref: 326 (19.5%) New

LDm: 176 (10.5%) +1.0%

Grn GAIN from Con

The Greens came from nowhere to stun the Conservatives, albeit by the slimmest of margins with just five votes in it.  This was a close run contest all round, with just 83 votes separating the Green victors from fourth place Reform.  The Tories had won this seat fairly easily in 2023 and were looking for a hold after the incumbent unexpectedly resigned.  The Greens clearly benefited from an electorate containing a significant Asian population, but curiously it was only the two right-leaning parties that selected Asian candidates.  The Reform candidate had the unfortunate surname Mahboob (which stems from a term of endearment in Arabic).

Karl - Con HOLD ✘

Rich - Ref GAIN ✘

Of the nine by-elections held since May 7th, these are the overall scores on the doors (look away Richey).  This could all change next week, with lots to play for (especially if your name's Andy and you love yourself and want the top job).

LONG HOT SUMMER?

Northern Ireland erupted on Tuesday night

A fiery night in Belfast and pockets of disorder across Northern Ireland was the most predictable outcome following Monday night's horrific knife attack.  Both communities north of the border have fought tooth and nail for centuries to maintain their place in this corner of the United Kingdom - or the island of Ireland, depending on who you ask.  However, both communities now face a shared threat to their existence and anyone who thinks they will simply cave in and go meekly to their doom - the way of Cockneys, Brummies and countless others - can think again.

Two years ago, for the first time in history, a protest was held in Belfast that saw Catholics and Protestants flying Irish tricolours and Union flags - not on opposite sides of the peace line, but together as one, side by side.  It was unprecedented, but it was necessary.  The protesters had simply had enough of mass migration, which has also spread rapidly to the Irish Republic in recent years.  On Tuesday evening the two communities came together again, in response to Monday's brutal attempted murder that took place in a Republican community.  Loyalists crossed the peace line to offer their support and they were welcomed, not shunned.  These acts of unity should send shivers down the spines of the politicians who govern through division, of course that is assuming that they have spines.

Initially, roads were blockaded - not just in Belfast, but across Northern Ireland.  Then fires were lit.  The condemnation from the politicians was swift, not so much for the barbaric attack on a native, but for the violence that followed.  Ministers and assembly members from across the divide were posting vilifying statements as cars and homes were going up in smoke (and yes, there's a huge irony every time someone from Sinn Fein condemns violence).  Starmer has issued his usual threat of the 'full force of the law', meaning that anyone arrested and charged will be fast tracked to a lengthy prison sentence.  Just as in Southport, some of those involved in the Southampton disorder only last week have already been sentenced to two or three years in the slammer.

But here's the thing.  Ultimately it is not so much those burning (or hurling) wheelie bins that are to blame for the violence - it is the politicians who created this multi-cultural tinderbox in the first place.  The knife attack in north Belfast by a Sudanese migrant was only a trigger.  The Southport massacre was another, as was the release of the bodycam footage in Henry Nowak's murder.  These horrific events, which will sadly continue and only get more frequent, present tipping points that release long pent-up frustrations and seething anger as native Brits watch their towns and cities undergo swift and devastating demographic change.  This change is accompanied by rampant criminality that is often overlooked by authorities, while judicial punishment is weak and the culprits are rarely ever deported - thanks to activist lawyers and activist judges working hand in hand.  Key members of the Rochdale rape gang faced deportation orders as long ago as 2012 and yet they remain here in the UK today, living in the same communities - alongside the victims of their hideous crimes.

So many disgusting crimes have been perpetrated by migrants (and their descendents) in recent years - too many to list here - but the biggest criminals of all remain the politicians.  They forced this multi-cultural mess on our nation without any consultation or consent from the masses, and they continue to exacerbate and speed up the process of our demise.  They look on from gated middle class communities as our girls are raped and our people butchered in the street, rubbing our noses in the dirt by declaring that 'diversity is strength'.

No, diversity is national suicide, and more and more Brits are waking up to that fact.  The limp-wristed one-sided narrative of politicians who knelt to honour a foreign serial criminal as US cities burned, can no longer have it both ways.  The same politicians who cried for 'righteous anger' when Floyd was killed, just three years earlier told the masses to 'not look back in anger' after 22 mostly young people were torn apart in a suicide bombing in Manchester.  They told natives not only to quietly submit to the horror, but to celebrate the diversity that created it in the first place.  No more.  The days of wishy washy candle burning are behind us now.  The horrors have become far too frequent and, frankly, too horrific to bear.

Condemn nativist violence if you like, but first and foremost our condemnation must be for the politicians who brought us here.  Our nation is dying and our people are being raped, butchered and replaced.  Enough is enough.

TOON TUESDAY #106

It's mostly a Telegraph affair this week, with most of the left-leaning rags featuring depictions of what's been unfairly dubbed the 'Farage riots' in Southampton, as well as Trump's ongoing Iranian deadlock.  Labour-related toons focused mostly on the ego in the north...

Christian Adams for The Daily Telegraph

Matt Pritchett for The Sunday Telegraph

Christian Adams for The Daily Telegraph

Stanley McMurtry for The Mail on Sunday

Christian Adams for The Sunday Telegraph

Chris Riddell for The Observer

Christian Adams for The Daily Telegraph

Matt Pritchett for The Daily Telegraph

Morten Morland for The Times

SKS Cartoon on X